Hartford neighbors celebrate museums, community with free events June 14

Photo of participants enjoying the 2023 Lawn Party at Nook Farm. Image by Christina Tom.

Join the fun at the Lawn Party at Nook Farm: A Community Celebration presented by The Mark Twain House & Museum, Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association, and the Stowe Center for Literary Activism (Harriet Beecher Stowe Center). This fun and free event will be held Saturday, June 14th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the lawn between the Stowe House (77 Forest Street, Hartford) and Twain House (351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford).

Big puppets, big fun, and a slice of cake

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Meet representatives from local social justice organizations: Our Piece of the Pie, Aspenn’s Library, CT Fair Housing Center, Make the Road CT, Park Watershed, and the Sierra Club
Say hello to the GIANT Mark Twain puppet
Move to the music of Fiesta del Norte and Michael B. Carabello & Friends!

The Lawn Party is free to attend, with free station tours of The Mark Twain House from 11am to 3pm (final tour steps off at 2:15pm) and the Harriet Beecher Stowe House from 1pm to 2pm, as part of the 21st annual Connecticut Open House Day. On Saturday, June 14, over 150 attractions across the state are welcoming visitors with free or discount admission and special events. To learn more, visit CTVisit.com.

In addition, guests can visit the Stowe Visitor Center and Mark Twain Museum Center to peruse exhibits and the museums’ gift shops. The first floor of the ornate Katharine Seymour Day House at the Stowe Center and both properties’ historic gardens will also be free for guests to explore and enjoy.

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Music, food, hands-on activities, and entertainment provided! During this event, guests will celebrate Harriet Beecher Stowe’s birthday with a cake cutting at 12:00 pm. The Twain House will share its Mark

Twain giant puppet created by renowned Hartford artist Anne Cubberly. Throughout the party, organizations working towards social justice will be onsite to engage with visitors and share valuable

information on how folks can impact their community.

“The Stowe Center, The Mark Twain House & Museum, and Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association are thrilled to collaborate for an afternoon of fun and community!” said Karen Fisk, Executive Director of the Stowe Center for Literary Activism.

Parking is available on the street on Forest Street, the Stowe Center Parking Lot off Forest, and at the Mark Twain Parking lot at 385 Farmington Avenue, Hartford.

The Lawn Party at Nook Farm is made possible in part by Stanley Black & Decker, Chubb Group of Insurance, BrightPath Centers for Early Learning & Child Care, and live music funded by the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee. For more information, visit StoweCenter.org.

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Hartford neighbors celebrate museums, community with free events June 14